Sai & Shotokan Karate Techniques : How to Spin a Sai

[SuperSaione]

Thanx for posting these basics techniques I am going to go and practice these then come back for more!

[SithV1]

Cool, I should try that out. I hope that I won't let the sai land on my foot though. lol.

[misabellah14]

he makes it look easy. :)

[myronmakesitrain]

Dude. Do a tutorial for what you did in the last 5 seconds of this video.... >___>"

[LadyMacGemini]

can u explain how to do the spin to the side..the one where its just supported by your thumb...i cant do it and its so frustrating!!!

[eddieguerrero122]

Raphael is awesome at spinning

[633Ziggy]

These videos are brilliant! Thank you for posting great Sai training videos!

[munchchewy0]

I just smacked the hell out of my elbow with the limp wrist one.

[AnneAulisRobin]

jeah he is a ninja turtleee super sexy ninja turtle

[andyharrison999]

I'm curious. Comment from his bio. What is an advanced black belt? Also the fancy spinning is all well and good but in application you should never grip the sai across the centre with your fingers through. Defending against an edged weapon would result in loss if fingers.

[MajesticAngelX]

@andyharrison999 True, but we must remember that nowadays the likelihood of having to use the sai in combat is highly unlikely and there is a performance/artful side to martial arts (such as when people do forms, mixing acrobatics with martial arts moves) so the twirling and spinning should not be discounted altogether

[chevy1978420]

your not suppose to put your fingers in the middle

[b1b3b]

Cool Beans.

[brightifrit]

As for the belt comments, that *is* a worn out black belt. You can get silk black belts that wear and fray much more quickly than cotton ones, to make you look cooler. That could be why his looks so very worn. But really, if he knows how to use a sai, does his belt color matter?

[MrWriter95]

how do you do the ones they did in the mummy returns?

[MrsM01]

very good! thank you!

[Freemanoftheland128]

how in the fuck am i supposed to watch the video if it has his transcript written all over the screen? i dont need to read what he says as i can hear fine, just want to see how to spin sai

[mastamarts]

@Freemanoftheland128 you can click the close caption button to turn the caption off, it is located at lower right of the video, you will see a box with a "CC" inside it,

[Freemanoftheland128]

@mastamarts sorry mate - my lovely well mannered little sh*t for a brother commented - not me. i do apologise for his mouth

[mastamarts]

@Freemanoftheland128 actually i just wanted to help, its not my video so no need to apologize, hehe!

[scolivan]

A belt is for holding your trousers up so they don't fall down whether its white or black speaks nothing of a persons skills. The fact that in some cases this seems to be what is important tells me more about their budo than anything.

[jnavy81]

That is not a black belt. And your dad was not a 3rd degree with a belt that looked like it was colored in with a Sharpie marker. Having been around Shotokan Karate all of my life, I can tell you that I have absolutely no clue what the hell is going down with belt. Good movements. Seems like a skilled guy. But not a black belt.

[5212crash]

dude is he even a black belt it looks like he just colored in his white belt he didnt even color it in all the way

[mighitman]

@5212crash belts wear, my dad is a 3rd degree black belt and has been for a long time, his belt looks like that.

[Bribri25]

He knows..for the most part...what he is doing. The outside spin is mainly for show or distraction and would not be commonly used I would think. He kinda fails at teaching and falters at the end when using a combo, he even smiles when he F@#$s up, with these methods. Lots of practice bud, but he is not horrible or expert. History Factoid: Sai, Zai for plural, are originally Okinawan based and when used by an expert, can trap and possibly help break the blade of a Katana. Some resemble swastika.

[saizai]

@Bribri25 You may want to actually learn Japanese before discussing its grammar. Japanese plurals are almost always identical to the single word; rarely, one appends -tachi, and even more rarely there’s a special form.

The weapon sai, plural, is still just sai – as in 「私は三釵（さい）買う」, “I buy three sai”.

(“Sai” also happens to be my name for completely unrelated reasons.)

[Bribri25]

LMAO...this guy needs some practice speaking to cams. He shows some skill at the end when he finally stops thinking and just does the moves but yeah....sadness when speaking to a camera. I have a set of sai and practice for show use only...unless someone breaks in and then I can use them. Otherwise the Sai is useless outside the home unless a zombie war breaks out because they are illegal to carry due to the length of the blade. They are considered knives and too long to have on your person.

[Buddhamiket]

'Expertvillage' what a laugh, dude you are no more an expert with these things as i am dutch! if you were an expert you would be able to explain what you are doing with a lot clearer description..

[Rhythmicons]

Im curious, what would be the purpose of the outside spin? It looks like one would be in a very vulnerable position there? Is that for Kata or would that have a practical application as a strike?

[Hotora86]

This is completely ridiculous.

Shotokan curriculum doesn't even include Sai.

Whatever, more US BS.

[ToastyShinobi]

I know I am not great at acting, but a hint of advice.

When you talk to a camera, talk like you are talking to one of your friends. You will stutter less, and you will find yourself transitioning sentences more fluently.

[slvrangel4]

In ancient Japan..did the Japanese weapons all have "made in china" engraved on them?

[ToastyShinobi]

I had to laugh at that, wow. I'm still giggling a little bit.

Mine came with a golden sticker on them, which I shamefully, but rather quickly, removed.

[crispybacon100]

huh looks like something youd find in a fleemarket

[mawiifandeadman]

i always think Sai was a pretty interesting weapon but well yeah i'm young soo i get interest in alot of things that we don't see everyday

ps: sorry for my english

[dagashi84]

@mawiifandeadman Sai is an Amazing weapon :) The only trick like with it, just as with all other weapons, is that the martial artist has to complete it...

[dercssfreak2]

i am 17 and i buy a sai tomorrow :D i become 66 euros

[JNR007]

is that ur dads belt u fake ass motherfucker

[bobmths]

dude im a country boy and these were made to bail hay i mean the things u guys come up no wait it was made buy a dragon nija thousands of years ago you guys are fags

[steininja]

dude... same inventions have been invented several times around the world..

you are a fag

[RevelensLight]

I suppose If he had the Belt since he was three or four...

...yeah...right.

[gantz4u]

lol karate is a delicate flower. kung fu is what delivers beat downs

[thehomefront]

please tell me why anyone would choose to fight with two big forks, wot a fucking stupid weapon

[shaolin89]

its not for fighting is for the forms and the show in general...

[haidook]

well not really ..... when you know how to use it (when i say how to use it not like pro just basic) you can us it in fight :D and i know this that am saying cus i seen it

[shaolin89]

ofc you can but it would be utterly stupid and pathetic to try.

[MickeyLove01]

that's right, your avergae dumb american only needs to know where to reload his gun, when he has no gun he shits himself and runs away

[SilverSkyline92]

i believe the two prongs are used to block sword attacks buy catching the sword's blade in between , so it was originally more of a defensive weapon than an offensive weapon as movies portray

[RevelensLight]

Instant History Lesson!

Once upon a time, there was a land known as Japan. Japan was ruled by a Warrior Aristocracy known as Samurai. Only Samurai were allowed to carry weaponry, and were allowed to behead the poor defencless Peasants for even the slightest transgression! The Poor Peasants were Farmers: to defend themselves, they had only farm tools like pitchforks...

P.S. From personal experience, even a controled practice blow from a foot and a half of heavy iron hurts like a *&@^$*(@*!

[kulsaif35]

kun hiyo shi yan se blicid belt un.

[sushid]

Also I'm not sure why the title says Shotokan techniques, but that is how someone grouped the question so when you make a vid just about sais it still says sai and shotokan techniques. Also I'm not sure why it says I have an advanced black belt, not really sure what that is, but might have just been a mistake by the editors. These vids are hard to do because the questions and things people want to see are from those who dont have any knowledge of the arts which is why the vocab is not correct.

[sushid]

Hey guys, just to comment on the questions, the titles of some of these vids for expert village are made up by just questions that people want answers to. So when i was asked to do one on spinning the sai I was like ok well there arent many true spins, but I could break it down and just explain the different techniques of the sai. To the un trained eye which is where the questions usually come from any sai technique looks like a spin. I didnt come up with the titles.

[kitokito858485]

I WANT A SAI !

HOW MUCH IS SAI?

[MaStErPhReSh333]

sais are normals 69.99 at the cheapest

[MaverickTheLeopard]

i got mine from ussd for 45.00

[privetprivetprivet]

On ebay you can buy decent, new sai for $30.

[Mitsushiru]

I like this video. Keep it up.

[uberjim83]

I don't know if anything under 360 degrees should count as a "spin." If I look to the right, I wouldn't say my head is spinning. The first couple of these are just sai swings.

[Mitsushiru]

Congratulations. You've just made yourself look like a douche-bag.

[uberjim83]

That guy doesn't think turning from the left to the right is spinning?  What a douche-bag!

[Mitsushiru]

No, i think it's obvious that he's not spinning the sai around, but then again it depends on your definition of spinning.

For example, someone could call a rotation a spin. I saw, in the video, 180 degree rotations. Thus, you could call what he is doing, "spinning his sai".

Besides, you know what he ment in the first place... douche-bag...

[uberjim83]

You think it's obvious, and I think it's obvious, but the person who made this video clearly thinks otherwise. Someone could call a half-rotation a spin, but he could also call it a kick, and it wouldn't be that either.

[L0LUNIC0RN]

pretty b.a.